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Tag Archives: Dark Horse Comics
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Graphic Novel Review
2008, Dark Horse
Script: Haden Blackman
Art: Brian Chang, Bong Dazo, Wayne Nichols
Colors: Michael Atiyeh
Why do Star Wars comics so rarely work? The space opera movies, with their colourful characters, lovingly hammy dialogue, epic vistas and galactic dogfights should translate perfectly to the comic medium. And yet Dark Horse’s offerings, while seldom terrible, never manage to grasp what … read more
Posted in Graphic Novel Reviews
Tagged Dark Horse Comics, graphic novels, movie/tv adaptations, Star Wars
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Hellboy II Movie Review
2008
Director: Guillermo del Toro
Script: Guillermo del Toro, Mike Mignola
Cast: Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Doug Jones, Jeffrey Tambor, Luke Goss, Anna Walton, John Hurt
As much as it may agitate the bitter pro-auterist cinephile, there’s a lot to be said for imposed creative restriction. If the excessive Brontosaurus chase in the recent remake of King Kong proved one … read more
Posted in Movie Reviews
Tagged comic book movies, Dark Horse Comics, Hellboy, superhero movies
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Hellboy 2 Fists Competition
Hellboy 2, which us Brit’s will have to wait until late August for, has enjoyed a blistering opening weekend of around $35.9m, according to Box Office Mojo. This not only means that Guillermo del Toro’s big red sequel has already bettered it’s predecessor’s $23.1m release, but knocked the befuddled Will Smith vehicle Hancock into second place with a worthy $33m, … read more
Posted in Comic Movie News
Tagged comic book movies, Dark Horse Comics, Hellboy, superhero movies
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 8 vol. 1: The Long Way Home Review
2007, Dark Horse
Writer: Joss Whedon
Pencils: Georges Jeanty
Inks: Andy Owens
Colour: Dave Stewart
“Oh Buffy, how we’ve missed you. Maybe we didn’t appreciate you back in your heyday. Shucks, we were stupid, ignorant and ungrateful. But we’ve seen the error of our ways, Buff. This time you’ll get the respect you deserve.”
The Buffyverse broke many hearts when … read more
Posted in Graphic Novel Reviews
Tagged Dark Horse Comics, graphic novels, Joss Whedon, movie/tv adaptations, vampires
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